Jon Alder, North Union basketball squads ranked in first state polls of 2019-20 season
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January 7, 2020

Jon Alder, North Union basketball squads ranked in first state polls of 2019-20 season

By Tim Miller

Jonathan Alder guard Jack Santa-Emma (4) moves past a defender in this file photo. The Pioneers are ranked 18th in this week’s Division II boys state basketball poll. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)

The initial Ohio High School girls and boys basketball polls for the 2019-20 season include th...

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